Jamaica Renews Push to Abandon British Monarchy, Become Republic
- Bill would institute a republic, make a Jamaican head of state
- Jamaica has talked about quitting the monarchy for years
The Caribbean is home to eight of the 15 remaining “Commonwealth Realms” that recognize King Charles III as their symbolic head of state.
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The British monarchy took a hit this week as Jamaica introduced a bill that would ditch King Charles III as its symbolic head of state and turn the Caribbean nation into a full-fledged republic.
Jamaica’s Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlenee Malahoo Forte filed the bill Tuesday saying it “marks the greatest progress made so far in our effort to achieve the national goals of having a Jamaican as head-of-state instead of the hereditary British monarch.”